In India, military spending is 18.6 percent of its total budget spending.
In India, health care spending is 3.4 percent of its total budget spending.
Talk about screwed up priorities.
Rich corrupt leaders hide this fact by rounding the military spending by the GDP, but GDP doesn't pay for the...
Type - Cost in USD Millions
MiG-21 FL - 2.01
MiG-21 Bis - 4.04
MiG-23 BN - 8.88
MiG-29B - 14.78
Jaguar IS - 29.42
Jaguar IB - 25.53
Mirage 2000H - 40.45
*Based on CAG Report on Defence 2008 adjusted to 2014 Inflation and Exchange Rate Figures
40 million vs 14 million.. Sigh.....
4...
A Better Alternative
Before Tejas Mk II is brought in, experts should weigh all the pros and cons
By Air Cmde. (retd.) Parvez Khokhar
Now that sounds coming from the ministry of defence (MoD) and Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) seem to be suggesting that the Tejas Mk I is just...
MiG-29 kicks Mirage-2000's asss! Mirage-2000 wipes the floor with MiG-23! An IAF Pilot's first hand account of Aircombat between the Fulcrum and the Mirage.
Mirage-2000H vs MiG-29B
Updated - 8th May 2012
Finally a long running debate comes to a closure, a debate which seemed never ending like...
Previous thread: http://www.defence.pk/forums/indian-defence/213958-why-our-neighbours-still-operating-buying-new-bvr-less-fighters.html
I was just going through some links and wiki, and it surprised me how many BVR-less fighters are in our neighborhood.
Fighters-------Numbers
Pakistan...
I was just going through some links and wiki, and it surprised me how many BVR-less fighters are in our neighborhood.
Fighters-------Numbers
Pakistan
F-7MP----------95
F-7PG----------48
Mirage III------98
Total----------241
Bangladesh
F-7MB------------8
F-7BG------------15
Total----------23...
Russia is desperate to sell 18 Su-30 fighters for just $10 each, and is looking for anyone who can foot the bill. Belarus which was initially stated to buy it, is too poor to even afford 10 million per plane, so Russia is throwing open the doors to other buyers. If PAF opts for adding another $5...